Brian White over at Engadget Mobile tries to stir the pot about T-Mobile closing ports for users with mobile data subscriptions added to their phones. This is nothing new to anyone who has been using T-Mobile data services for any length of time. They have always had some loopholes that needed tightening up.
One could ask why the ports were left open in the first place, but every corporation has its idiosyncrasies. The main point was that the T-Zones and $5 T-Mobile Web users would become frustrated that 3rd party software may not work once these ports were closed and that they would end up switching to another carrier. The funny part is that T-Mobile has some of the lowest mobile data rates of all the carriers. If you have voice service, $20/mo. additional buys you a mobile data plan for your BlackBerry and $30/mo. additional buys you unlimited Internet and Hotspot usage for a BlackBerry, Windows Mobile and your laptop.
Compare these prices to some of the other carriers at $50 -$100/mo. additional and you’ll quickly find that T-Mobile EDGE services provide a fantastic bargain. Sure, some users that expect to get something for nothing, or simply like to cheat “the man” out of something will get all uppity about it all, but anyone who checks out the packages from the carriers will find that T-Mobile is a nice place to be for mobile data. Unless you really need 3G; in that case, I’d point you toward EVDO at Verizon.
Via: Engadget Mobile - T-Mobile USA gets dicey about handset-based Internet usage
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